Pen.



F. M. ASHLEY, PEN.

APPLICATION FILED .IULY 6119M.

Patented 10%. 4,1917.

WITNESSES.-

JFRK M. ASHLEY, OF BROOKLYN, NEW YQJRIK.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented nee. 4, TFT T.

Application filed July 6, 1914. Serial No. 849,027.

York, haveinvented certain new and'useful Improvements in Pens, of which the following 1s a specification.

This invention relates to pens, particu-' larly to a type of pen in connection with which water is utilized during writing to dissolve a stick of solid ink.

The principal objects of the invention are I i to provide a pen of this character which is simple, inexpensive and efiicient and reliable in operation.

The various further objects and advan' tages will more fully appear hereinafter.

In the drawing illustrating this inven- 20 tion, I

Figure 1 is a view illustrating my invention'as applied to a dip pen.

Fig. 2 illustrates a modified form in WlllCh the holder for the ink may be of metal.

Fig. 3 is a bottom plan of a further modified form illustrating the ink retainer held by the overturned tongues on the pen point.

f Fig. 4 is a detail plan view of the ink retainer detached. at? Fig. 5 is aside view of the pen point and ink holder shown in Fig. 4.

Fig. 6 is a still further modification in which the ink retaining portion is shown as integral with the pen holder andthe pen retained by a metal ferrule.

Referring in details to the drawings, particularly to Fig. 1, the nib has associated therewith a plug 21 together fitting into a holder 22. The lug is formed with a recess 23 under the nib in which is snugly disposed a solid stick of ink above the eye of the nib. Lateral apertures 25 are farmed in the plug at the forward end thereof, these apertures communicating with the recess 23 and thus forming a sort of reservoir for the water which may collect in the recess 23. Thus, the pen, to a certain extent, acts as a fountain pen in that after being once dipped in the water, suflicient liquid is an taken up to write for a considerable period.

The stick 24 as above stated fits snugly in the recess against the bottom of the nib, thus exposing only the end thereof to the liquid, prolonging the eectiie life of the stick.

at Referring to the modified form illustrated in Fig. 2, the pen is provided with a nib and a metal ink retainer 31 formed with a tongue 32 passing into the holder 33. The tall of the pen and the tongue 32 of the ink retainer are disposed at opposite sides of the compressible core member 34 in the pen. The ink retaining member 31 is provided with a recess 35 and apertures 36 at the forward end thereof corresponding to the form illustrated in Fig. 1.

In the modification illustrated in Figs. 3 and 5, the nib 40 may be of a type having inwardly turned tongues 41 adjacent to the mid-length thereof in which tongues is held the ink retainer 42. The latter may consist of a plug of wood or metal having a recess 43, in which is retained the stick of solid ink 44. Apertures 45. are formed in the forward end of the recess and transversely thereof to permit the water to fill the recess as in the other forms above described. This forms a very cheap construction which may be attached to standard nibs and held therein by one of the standard parts thereof. r

In the modification illustrated in Fig... 6, the holder is formed with a reducedportion 51 which terminates in the flattened ink .retaining portion 52 having arecess 53 in the upper side thereof in which is retained the stick of solid ink 54. The transverse apertures 55 are formed at the forward end of the recess as in the other forms described. The nib 56 is held in place above the recess by means of a ferrule 57 of metal or some other suitable'material.

It will be seen that l[ have provided a en of inexpensive construction which may e used for dipping into water to write with ink. The solid stick of ink is securely held and a reservoir is formed under the nib which holds a sufficient supply'of liquid to permit the use of the pen for a comparatively long interval Without dippin into the liquid again. By exposing only t e end of the stick to the action of the liquid, the life of the stick is increased and the quality of the ink is rendered uniform. Also when the fluid portion of the supply in the recess or reservoir is exhausted, a heavier residue remains which is too thick to feed down the nib easily, but on the other hand, serves to immediately convert the next charge into writing fluid when the pen is dipped into the water to renew the supply in the recess or reservoir. No matter how much the ink stick may be reduced in size, it is still setion having 'curely held in the recess and will not be lost or soil the fingers of the user.

Having thus described my invention, I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent:

1. A pen comprising a feed or plug pora slot in 1ts surface at its forward end of suflicient width and length to hold a cylindrical ortion of ink stick, and having a portion of ink stick located in said slot; a pen, the shank of which overlies and holds said ink stick in said slot at a distance from its front end whereby a chamber is formed between the front end of the slot and the front end of the ink stick.

2. A pen comprising a feed or plug portion havin a slot in its surface at its forward end of su cient width and length to hold a portion of ink stick and having .a portion of ink stick located in said slot; a pen having the shank of said pen closing said slot and holding said ink stick therein so that its front end is located behindthe eye of the pen whereby a chamber is formed between the end of the ink stick and end of the slot which is 0 en to the atmosphere through the eye of t e pen.

' 3. A pen comprising a feed or In portion having a slot in its surface 0 su cient width and length to hold. a portion of ink stick, and having an opening or notch intersecting said slot at its front end, and a pen the shank of which overlies and closes said slot and is adapted to hold a portion of ink stick in said slot so as to expose its front end tosaid opening or notch and thus provide a chamber between the endof the ink stick and slot.

Signed at New York city, in the county of New York, and State of New York, this 1st day of July, A. D. 1914.

FRANK M. ASHLEY.

Witnesses:

WM. I. Comm, MINNIE S. Mmmn 

